GREEK · G5472
χαλκηδών
chalkēdōn — chalcedony
χαλκηδών, -όνος, ὁ chalcedony, "supposed to denote a green silicate of copper found in the mines near Chalcedon " (Swete): Rev.21:19.† (AS)
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Chalcedony
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Mentioned only in Rev. 21:19, as one of the precious stones in the foundation of the New Jerusalem. The name of this stone is derived from Chalcedon, where it is said to have been first discovered. In modern mineralogy this is the name of an agate-like quartz of a bluish colour. Pliny so names the Indian ruby. The mineral intended in Revelation is probably the Hebrew nophekh, translated “emerald” (Ex. 28:18; 39:11; Ezek. 27:16; 28:13). It is rendered “anthrax” in the LXX., and “carbunculus” in the Vulgate. (See CARBUNCLE.)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.